The Meeting
The man held out his hand. "Hello," he said.
"It's nice to meet you," said
the woman, taking his hand.
The man said, "I can finally put a
face to a name."
"Yes," said the woman, "it
feels like we've spent days talking on the phone."
Reading
Comprehension Questions
1) What are the characters doing?
a.
saying goodbye to each other
b.
meeting for the first time
c.
talking on the telephone
d.
chatting over the computer
2) The first line says “The
man held out his hand.” What is he
trying to do?
a.
wave good bye to the woman
b.
stop the woman from leaving
c.
shake the woman’s hand
d.
keep the woman from getting too close
3) The man says he can “put
a face to a name.” This means he knows
what about the woman?
a.
what she looks like
b.
what she sounds like
c.
where she lives
d.
how to reach her by phone
Answer Key
1)
What are the characters
doing?
a.
saying goodbye to each other
b.
meeting for the
first time
c.
talking on the telephone
d.
chatting over the computer
2)
The first
line says “The man held out his hand.” What is he trying to do?
a.
wave good bye to the woman
b.
stop the woman from leaving
c.
shake the woman’s
hand
d.
keep the woman from getting too close
3)
The man says
he can “put a face to a name.” This means he knows what about the woman?
a.
what she looks
like
b.
what she sounds like
c.
where she lives
d.
how to reach her by phone